Wal-Mart Backs Drive to Make Companies Pay for Health Coverage - WSJ.com

 

The support of Wal-Mart, the nation's largest private employer, could give momentum to one of the most-contentious aspects of legislation taking shape in Congress to fix the health system.

Wal-Mart now supports requiring employers to provide health insurance to employees.

employers provide insurance for workers or help pay for it.

As a company, we believe the present health-care system is unsustainable and making the country's businesses less competitive in the global economy

 

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GOP fortunes rise in state's fiscal crisis - Rockford, IL - Rockford Register Star

 

June 1, when new legislative rules kicked in. Now, it will take a three-fifths vote, rather than a simple majority, to pass a budget. Democrats can no longer do it alone.

Republicans refuse to talk taxes until getting concrete action on pensions and health care

“Before we look at an income-tax increase, we ought to reduce the spending and get rid of waste of bureaucracy. One example is Medicaid; we should go to managed care. That could save a tremendous amount of money. This is a golden opportunity to downsize government and to clean up things.”
Rep. Ron Wait of Belvidere

GOP fortunes rise in state's fiscal crisis - Rockford, IL - Rockford Register Star

House advances pension borrowing plan - Springfield, IL - The State Journal-Register

House voted 101-7 today for Senate Bill 415, which frees up more than $2.2 billion in state money by borrowing against pension payments

state will cut the more than $4 billion payment it was supposed to make next year by about in half through borrowing money, then will pay off that borrowed money over five years. The freed-up cash would then be used to reduce major cuts facing social service providers

House advances pension borrowing plan - Springfield, IL - The State Journal-Register

House removes hold on capital bills, adjourns - Springfield, IL - The State Journal-Register

A long-sought capital construction program is finally headed to the governor's desk, a month after lawmakers approved

House removes hold on capital bills, adjourns - Springfield, IL - The State Journal-Register

Fiat 500 may be built in Belvidere - - BusinessRockford.com

 

The cars will be badged as Fiats and are expected in showrooms by 2011.

Fiat 500 may be built in Belvidere - - BusinessRockford.com